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rock crab

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Any of several kinds of crabs often found on rocky coasts, especially

Hemigrapsus sexdentatus, a large-eyed marine crab found off the coast of New Zealand, the common rock crab

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Meaning 2

Any of several kinds of crabs often found on rocky coasts, especially

Cancer irroratus, the Atlantic rock crab, a crab with large marginal teeth, found along the Atlantic coast of North America

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Meaning 3

Any of several kinds of crabs often found on rocky coasts, especially

Romaleon antennarium, the Pacific rock crab of parts of the Pacific coast of North America.

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Meaning 4

Any of several kinds of crabs often found on rocky coasts, especially

A red rock crab.

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Meaning 5

crab of eastern coast of North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Cancer irroratus

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Broader terms: crab

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